Essential Punisher #3 (2009) for Sale - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Essential Punisher (Marvel, 2004 series)
Issue: #3
Publication date: 2009
Key date: 2009-01-07
On-sale date: 2009-01-07
Indicia publisher: Marvel Publishing Inc.
Price: $16.99
Pages: 588
Barcode: 978078513073451699
ISBN: 978-0-7851-3073-4

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Why this issue matters

Death on record for: Chester Scully, Hatsu Yakamoto.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Bill Reinhold; colors: Tom Chu	St. John Allerdyce, Avalanche, Blob, Captain America, Frank Castle, Fred Dukes, Eric Masterson, Dominikos Petrakis, Punisher, Pyro, Quasar, Steve Rogers, Thor, Wendell Vaughn
1	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Scott Williams	Frank Castle, Punisher
2	The Boxer	comic story	22	script: Mike Baron; pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Scott Williams; letters: Ken Bruzenak	Frank Castle, Iris Green, David Lieberman, Microchip, Punisher
3	Ninja Training Camp!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Scott Williams	Frank Castle, Punisher, Chester Scully, Katherine Yakamoto
4	Ninja Training Camp	comic story	21	script: Baron; pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Williams; letters: Bruzenak	Frank Castle, Punisher, Chester Scully, Katherine Yakamoto
5	Fire Fight!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Scott Williams	Frank Castle, Punisher, Chester Scully
6	Capture the Flag	comic story	21	script: Mike Baron; pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Scott Williams; letters: Ken Bruzenak	Frank Castle, Punisher, Chester Scully Death, Katherine Yakamoto
7	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Scott Williams	Frank Castle, Yuriko Ezaki, Manzo, Punisher, Hatsu Yakamoto
8	Land of the Eternal Sun	comic story	21	script: Mike Baron; pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Scott Williams; letters: Ken Bruzenak	Frank Castle, Yuriko Ezaki, Iris Green, Manzo, Punisher, Phillip Richards, Hatsu Yakamoto, Katherine Yakamoto
9	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Hilary Barta	Frank Castle, Iris Green, Punisher, Katherine Yakamoto
10	Sunset in Kansas	comic story	40	script: Mike Baron; pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Al Williamson; colors: John Wellington; letters: Ken Bruzenak	Frank Castle, Yuriko Ezaki, Iris Green, Manzo, Punisher, Phillip Richards, Hatsu Yakamoto Death, Katherine Yakamoto
11	Operation: Whistle Blower	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath	Frank Castle, Punisher
12	The Whistle Blower	comic story	22	script: Mike Baron; pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath; letters: K. Bruzenak	Frank Castle, Punisher
13	The Punisher Takes on the U.S. Navy!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath	Frank Castle, Punisher
14	Your Tax Dollar$ at Work	comic story	21	script: Baron; pencils: Heath; inks: Heath; letters: Bruzenak	Frank Castle, Punisher
15	Surrounded by Doom!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Bill Reinhold	Frank Castle, Punisher
16	Change Partners and Dance	comic story	22	script: Mike Baron; pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Mark Farmer; letters: Ken Lopez	Frank Castle, Doctor Doom, Doctor Doom, Wilson Fisk, Kingpin, David Lieberman, Microchip, Punisher, Kristoff Vernard
17	Rematch with Doom!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Bill Reinhold	St. John Allerdyce, Avalanche, Blob, Captain America, Frank Castle, Fred Dukes, Eric Masterson, Dominikos Petrakis, Punisher, Pyro, Quasar, Steve Rogers, Thor, Wendell Vaughn
18	Too Many Dooms	comic story	21	script: Mike Baron; pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Mark Farmer; letters: Ken Lopez	St. John Allerdyce, Avalanche, Blob, Captain America, Frank Castle, Doctor Doom, Doctor Doom, Cynthia von Doom, Werner von Doom, Fred Dukes, Wilson Fisk, Nick Fury, Kingpin, David Lieberman
19	Holy War!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Bill Reinhold	Punisher [Frank Castle]
20	Confession	comic story	22	script: Mike Baron; pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Mark Farmer; letters: Ken Lopez	Punisher [Frank Castle]; Microchip
21	Biker Bloodbath!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Bill Reinhold	Frank Castle, Punisher
22	Crankin'	comic story	22	script: Mike Baron; pencils: Bill Reinhold, Mark Farmer; inks: Mark Farmer; letters: Ken Lopez	Frank Castle, Punisher
23	Endangered-- And Soon to Be Extinct!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Bill Reinhold	Frank Castle, Punisher
24	Speedy Solution	comic story	22	script: Mike Baron; pencils: Bill Reinhold, Mark Farmer; inks: Mark Farmer; letters: Ken Lopez	Frank Castle, Punisher
25	They Killed the X-Men--And the Punisher's Next!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Bill Reinhold	Bonebreaker, Frank Castle, Pretty Boy, Punisher, Murray Reese
26	Reaver Fever	comic story	22	script: Mike Baron; pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Mark Farmer; letters: Ken Lopez	Bonebreaker, Frank Castle, Lady Deathstrike, David Lieberman, Microchip, Yuriko Oyama, Donald Pierce, Pretty Boy, Punisher, Murray Reese
27	Part Man... Part Machine... All Vigilante!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Bill Reinhold	Frank Castle, Punisher
28	Exo-Skeleton	comic story	22	script: Mike Baron; pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Mark Farmer; letters: Ken Lopez	Bonebreaker, Frank Castle, Lady Deathstrike, David Lieberman, Microchip, Yuriko Oyama, Donald Pierce, Pretty Boy, Punisher, Murray Reese
29	Jigsaw Puzzle Part 1: Jigsaw's Back	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Bill Reinhold	Jigsaw, Billy Russo
30	Jigsaw Puzzle	comic story	22	script: Mike Baron; pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Mark Farmer; letters: Ken Lopez	Frank Castle, Jigsaw, David Lieberman, Microchip, Punisher, The Rev, Billy Russo, Sammy Smith
31	Jigsaw Puzzle Part 2	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Mark Texeira; inks: Mark Texeira	Frank Castle, Jigsaw, Punisher, Billy Russo
32	The Neighborhood Defense Fund	comic story	22	script: Mike Baron; pencils: Mark Texeira; inks: Mark Texeira; letters: Ken Lopez	Frank Castle, Jigsaw, Punisher, The Rev, Billy Russo, Sammy Smith
33	Jigsaw Puzzle Part 3 of 6	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Tom Morgan; inks: Tom Morgan	Frank Castle, Punisher
34	Perilous Passage	comic story	22	script: Mike Baron; pencils: Mark Texeira; inks: Mark Texeira; letters: Ken Lopez	Joy Adams, Frank Castle, Jigsaw, Punisher, The Rev, Billy Russo, Sammy Smith
35	Jigsaw Puzzle Part 4 of 6	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Bill Reinhold	Jigsaw, Billy Russo
36	Basuco	comic story	22	script: Mike Baron; pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Mark Farmer; letters: Ken Lopez	Joy Adams, Frank Castle, Jigsaw, Punisher, Billy Russo
37	Jigsaw Puzzle Part 5 of 6	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Denys Cowan; inks: Denys Cowan	Frank Castle, Punisher
38	A Man of Wealth and Taste	comic story	22	script: Mike Baron; pencils: Jack Slamn; inks: James Sherman; letters: Ken Lopez	Joy Adams, Frank Castle, Jigsaw, Satan, Punisher, The Rev, Billy Russo, Sammy Smith
39	Jigsaw Puzzle Part 6 of 6: He Who Lives...Wins!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Bill Reinhold	Frank Castle, Punisher
40	The End of the Game	comic story	22	script: Mike Baron; pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Mark Farmer; letters: Chris Eliopoulos, Ken Lopez	Joy Adams, Frank Castle, Jigsaw, Lucifer, Punisher, The Rev, Billy Russo, Sammy Smith
41	Atlantis Attacks [Chapter Five]	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Bill Reinhold	Frank Castle, Moon Knight, Punisher, Marc Spector
42	Knight Fight	comic story	25	script: Mike Baron; pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Bill Reinhold; letters: Janice Chiang	Frank Castle, Jean-Paul Duchamp, David Lieberman, Microchip, Moon Knight, Punisher, Ophelia Sarkissian, Marc Spector, Viper
43	Lifeform Part 1 of Four	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Neil Hansen; inks: Neil Hansen	Frank Castle, Lifeform, George Prufrock, Punisher
44	The Progamma Strain!	comic story	25	script: Mike Baron; pencils: Neil Hansen; inks: Neil Hansen; letters: Rick Parker	Frank Castle, Lifeform, George Prufrock, Punisher
45	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Bill Reinhold; colors: Tom Smith	Frank Castle, Moon Knight, Punisher, Marc Spector

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Kingpin Rules ISBN 978-1-302-91641-1	2019	On eBay ›
Return to Big Nothing ISBN 978-1-302-93085-1	2021	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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